Job 13:14
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 13:14 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 13:14 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in mine hand?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 13:14 — KJV
“Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in mine hand?”
— Job 13:14 (KJV)
Job 13:14 in Context — About the Book of Job
Job is the Bible's deepest wrestle with undeserved suffering. A blameless man loses everything, sits in ashes, and refuses easy answers — from his friends or himself. God answers from the whirlwind not with explanations but with Himself, and Job's fortunes are restored double.
Cross-References for Job 13:14
“And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:”
Shares key themes with Job 13:14: take, put, life
“And when I saw that ye delivered me not, I put my life in my hands, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and the LORD delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me?”
Shares key themes with Job 13:14: wherefore, put, life
“For he did put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the LORD wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou sawest it, and didst rejoice: wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?”
Shares key themes with Job 13:14: wherefore, put, life
“Say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his fellows, and will put them with him, even with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they shall be one in mine hand.”
Shares key themes with Job 13:14: take, put, mine
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand:”
Shares key themes with Job 13:14: take, put, hand
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